Curtis Aikens Speaker and Booking Agent Information

A native Georgian, Curtis' attraction to produce began as a small boy, as he followed his Grandfather Curtis through the garden. His interest grew during high school, when he worked at the Conyers, Georgia A&P Market. I was supposed to be in the grocery department, he recalls, but I hung out in produce because thats where all the action was. His enthusiasm soon became a career.

After attending Southern University in Baton Rouge, LA, Curtis vacationed in California, and was drawn to relocate, quickly finding work at an Alpha Beta grocery store in the San Francisco Bay Area. During this seven-year stint in California, Curtis opened his first produce company, called Peaches. Next, Aikens moved to New York, to head the produce departments at Dom's Wholesale Market and at Balducci's He was responsible for such clients as the United Nations Cafeteria, the Plaza Hotel and the US Open Tennis Tournament. Curtis television career began as a consultant and food stylist on commercials for Pizza Hut, Pillsbury and McDonald's.

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